Title

Francesco Giunta

Caption

Francesco Giunta (21 March 1887 - 8 June 1971) was an Italian Fascist politician. An early member of the Italian fascist movement, he was the leader of Fascio in Florence before being sent to Trieste in 1920 to work under Gabriele D'Annunzio. he became the propaganda chief in Fiume. Giunta gained fame in March 1922 when he followed the example of D'Annunzio by staging a coup in the Free State of Fiume. He became national secretary of the National Fascist Party in succession to Michele Bianchi in 1923. Later undersecretary in the cabinet office.

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World History Archive

Date

May 26, 2013

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP18A05_126

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